Real Estate When a real estate deal stumbles, what fixes can be made? – Orange County Register Christin Hakim, October 27, 2024March 19, 2023 Last week I reviewed the steps in buying commercial real estate. Whether you’re buying to house your company’s operation or simply to enjoy the rent a parcel produces, the steps are essentially the same. The possible exception could be the financing portion, which some investors abandon in favor of deploying… Continue Reading
Entertainment Indian Streaming Platform ZEE5 In Deal With Applause Entertainment – Deadline Christin Hakim, May 16, 2024March 19, 2023 ZEE5 Global, the streaming platform specializing in South Asian content, has inked an agreement with local content studio Applause Entertainment that will see the latter create multiple Hindi shows for the streamer as ZEE5 originals. The first project under the agreement will be Kaun Banegi Shikharwati, a dramedy series with… Continue Reading
Entertainment Redbox And Lionsgate Set Multi-Year Distribution Deal For Redbox – Deadline Christin Hakim, May 8, 2024March 19, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Redbox has set a multi-year distribution deal with Lionsgate for the release of Redbox Entertainment titles and also stocking Redbox streaming services with Lionsgate library fare. Formed in 2019, the entertainment division of the longtime operator of DVD kiosks is an important part of the company’s expansion plan. It… Continue Reading
business Rivian expands into fleet business beyond its ‘exclusive’ Amazon deal – TechCrunch Christin Hakim, January 1, 2024March 19, 2023 Electric vehicle startup Rivian is expanding a fleet business that appeared to be exclusively tied to Amazon. The company, in which Amazon holds a 20% stake, will start taking orders for its electric delivery vans in 2022, with plans to deliver them to customers by early 2023, according to a… Continue Reading
Entertainment IMAX Signs Documentary Deal with Dolphin Entertainment – The Hollywood Reporter Christin Hakim, March 14, 2023March 19, 2023 Imax Corp. has signed a multi-year deal with Dolphin Entertainment to co-finance, develop and produce a slate of feature-length documentaries in the wide-screen cinema format. The agreement will kick off with The Blue Angels, the documentary from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and Zipper Bros Films on the legendary U.S…. Continue Reading
Entertainment Amazon India Strikes Deal With Nadiawala Grandson Entertainment – Deadline Christin Hakim, January 22, 2023March 19, 2023 Amazon Prime Video today has struck an exclusive, multi-film licensing deal with the Housefull franchise producer Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The deal will see six Bollywood movies from Sajid Nadiadwala’s company made available worldwide, with Amazon becoming the home to NGE’s upcoming movies, soon after their theatrical launch. NGE’s movie slate includes Bawaal, Sanki, Baaghi… Continue Reading
tech Elon Musk reaches deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion Christin Hakim, May 9, 2022 Elon Musk is buying Twitter and taking it private. Twitter’s board of directors unanimously agreed to Musk’s offer to purchase the social media platform at a price of $44 billion, the company announced Monday. The deal brings arguably the internet’s most influential platform under the control of one of the… Continue Reading
sport Rams’ Sean McVay returning for 2022 season, reportedly gets raise after nixing potential $100M Amazon deal Christin Hakim, April 6, 2022 Sean McVay will be back in Los Angeles for the 2022 season. The Rams coach confirmed to ESPN on Friday that he is not pursuing any television opportunities and that he is committed toward helping the Rams in their quest to win back-to-back titles. The Rams coach was slated to meet… Continue Reading
Automotive The Next SCOTUS Justice Will Be a Black Woman. Deal With It. Christin Hakim, February 5, 2022 It’s hilarious that some folks are having a fit over President Joe Biden’s plan to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court to fill the seat of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. You’d think it was the most outlandish and horrific presidential proclamation in recent history. I’ve lost track but… Continue Reading
medical Pfizer enters the medical cannabis market in $6.7B cash deal Christin Hakim, December 27, 2021 EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider, NJ.com’s B2B cannabis industry trade journal and events vertical, is hosting a business meetup Jan. 19 in Jersey City. Limited tickets. The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has acquired a biotechnology company that is pioneering research in gastrointestinal diseases using cannabis, according to a company announcement. Pfizer… Continue Reading